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APPARATUS FOR SHARPENING IMPLEMENT DISKS Filed Jan. 20, 1948 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 I2 Clarence R. Hodges INVENTOR. 9 10 BY new W Patented Nov. 8, 1949 APPARATUS FOR SHARPENING IMPLEMENT DISKS Clarence R. Hodges, Julesburg, 0010., assignor of fifty per cent to'Henry H. Hodges, James L. Hodges, and Kenneth R. Hodges, doingbusiness as Hodges Mfg. 00., Julesburg, 0010.

Application January 20, 1948, Serial No. 3,197

-9 Claims.

1. This invention relates to apparatus for sharpening implement disks and has for its primary object to effect economies in the time and labor expended in sharpening implement disks such as are employed on harrows and like farm machinery.

Another objectis to enable a group of disks supported in place on a. piece of farm machinery to be sharpened without the necessity of removing them from their arbors.

A further object is to support a single disk, such as a colter disk on. the machine in aposition to be acted upon by the sharpening equipment.

A still further object is to place the sharpening oi the disk under direct manual control of an operator.

Still another object is to rotate a disk during the grinding operations thereof and thereby. assure complete sharpening of the entire periphcry of the disk.

The above and other objects may be attained by employing this invention which embodies among its features a track extending parallel to a row of disks mounted for rotation about a common axis, a carriage movable along said track to a position adjacent a disk to be sharpened, a bed-frame pivotally supported at one end on the carriage to swing in a horizontal arc, a wheel supporting the opposite end of the bed frame, and means to hold said bed-frame at various different angles with relation to the carriage.

Other features include a sub-frame mounted for longitudinal movement on the bed-frame, a grinding wheel mounted for rotation on the subframe adjacent the track, a friction wheel mounted on the sub-frame adjacent the grinding wheel and adapted to engage and rotate an implement disk, and means on the sub-frame for driving the grinding wheel and friction wheel in unison.

Other features include manually actuated means for advancing. the grinding wheel into contact with a disk engaged by the friction wheel, and to advance or retract the sub-frame on the bed-frame.

Still other features include universally movable means supportingv the friction wheel on the sub-frame and manually actuated means for controlling the movements'of the universally movable means.

Still further features include a pair of friction wheels mounted on the universally movable means, means to yieldingly advance the friction e wheels toward one another to cause them to engage opposite sides of the disk being operated upon and manual actuated means to separate the friction wheels against the effort of the yielding means.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective View of a disk sharpening apparatus embodying the features of this invention,

Figure 2 is a top plan View of the disksharpening apparatus illustrated in- Figure 1,

Figured is an enlarged side view partially in section of the rear end of the bed-frame,

Figure 4 is a fragmentary enlarged side view of the forwardend of the apparatus illustrated in Figure 1 with certain portions broken away more clearly to illustrate certain details of construction,

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary perspectivevi'e'w' illustrating the device'in a position to operate on an implement disk mounted on an implement frame,

Figure 6 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially along the line 6-45 of Figure 4,

Figure 7 is a view similar to Figure 6 of a modi-' fication thereof,

Figure it is an enlarged fragmentary side view' of the device illustrated in Figure 6,

Figure 9 is a fragmentary perspective View of the machine illustrating a support for a single disk coupled to the forward end of the machine for the purpose of supporting the disk for rotation during the grinding thereof,

Figure 10 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line ilk-I9 of Figure 2,

Figure 11 is a transverse sec ional view taken on the line ll ll of Figure 2,

Figure 12 is a fragmentary plan view of a portion of the machine, and

Figure 13 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional View through the cross member showing the connection thereof to thebase flange and pedestal, a portion of the base flange being shownin section.

Referring to the drawings in detail, this improved apparatus for sharpening implement disks comprises a bed-frame designated generally Ii) which is composed of spaced parallel side bars I2 which, in the preferred form of the invention, are in the form of angle bars. These side bars are held in spaced parallel relation by cross members i4, and extending upwardly and rearwardly from one end of the frame [0 is a bracket I6 having a barrel l8, the axis of which extends vertically and rotatablysupported in the barrel" I8 is the shank of a fork 28 in which a caster wheel 22 is rotatably mounted. Pivotally coupled to one of the cross members I4 of the bed-frame I8 adjacent the end remote from the bracket I8, as at 24, is a carriage 26 which is of a length greater than the width of the bed-frame I0, and rotatably mounted in opposite ends of the carriage 28 are flanged wheels 28 which are adapted to run on a track 38. Mounted on the carriage adjacent opposite ends are upwardly extending studs 32 having formed intermediate their ends transversely extending openings through which arcuate guide arms 34 are adapted to slide. Suitable set screws 38 enter the upper ends of the studs 32 and their inner ends are adapted to impinge against the slides 84 to lock the frame I in various angular positions with relation to the carriage 28. By this simple expedient, it is possible to place the track 88 on the ground adjacent and parallel with the axis of a group of implement disks D without removing them from the implement I (Fig. and grind the disks while they remain in position on the implement irrespective of the position in which they are dished.

Carried by one of the side bars I2 of the frame 18 intermediate its ends is an angle bracket 38, one leg of which extends vertically between the side bars I2 and has pivotall connected adjacent its upper end a link 48 which extends forwardly toward the track 38 and is provided adjacent its free end with a group of longitudinally spaced, downwardly opening slots 42, the purpose of which will be more fully hereinafter explained. Mounted for longitudinal movement along the side bars I2 of the bed-frame Ill is a sub-frame designated generally 44 which comprises spaced parallel side bars 48, held in spaced parallel relation at the end adjacent the carriage 28 by a transversely extending cross member 48, and at the opposite end by an angle cross member and platform 58 on which a prime mover 52 such as an internal combustion engine is mounted.

Extending upwardly intermediate the ends of the side bars 46 of the sub-frame 44 are columns 54, and extending transversely between the upper ends of the columns 54 are cross bars 56. Mounted for rotation within a longitudinally extending tube 58 which is carried by the cross bars 56 is a propeller shaft 68 which carries at one end a drive gear 62 having driving connection with a drive pinion which is mounted on the columns 54 at one side of the sub-frame 44 for rotation about an axis which lies parallel to the axis of the propeller shaft 88 and coupled to the pinion 84 is a drive pulley 65. This drive pulley 85 has driving connection with the drive pulley 66 of the prime mover 52 through the medium of an endless drive belt 81. It will thus be seen that when the prime mover is set into operation, the shaft 68 and the drive gear 82 will rotate. Mounted for rotation between pairs of the column 54 in parallel relation below the shaft 658 is one end of a telescopic shaft 68 carrying at one end a drive pinion 18 which meshes with the gear 82. The end of the telescopic shaft remote from that carrying the pinion 18 is equipped with a flexible coupling 78, the purpose of which will hereinafter appear.

Extending upwardly from a cross member 18 carried by the sub-frame 44 between the columns 54 and the cross member 48 is an upstanding flange 88, intermediate the ends of which is welded or otherwise secured an upwardly extending bracket 82. A similar bracket 84 is welded or otherwise rigidly fixed to the cross member 48 intermediate its ends, and these brackets 82 and 84 are pierced with aligning openings for the reception of a pivot bolt 88 on which the grinding wheel supporting frame, designated generally 88, is supported to rock about a horizontal axis which extends longitudinally of the bed-frame I0, and the sub-frame 44 substantially midway between opposite sides thereof.

The grinding wheel supporting frame 88 above referred to comprises a pair of end members 90 between which extend spaced parallel tubular members 92 and 94. The end members 98 are pierced with aligning openings which register with the opening in the tube 92 to receive the pivot bolt 86, so that the frame 88 may rock through a vertical are which lies transversely of the frame I8. The end members 98 are also pierced with aligning openings which register with the tubular member 94, and supported on the end members 98 are suitable aligned bearings 88 in which the drive shaft 88 of the grinding wheel I88 is mounted to rotate. The grinding wheel Hill is mounted on the end of the shaft 98 adjacent the carriage 28, and the end of the drive shaft 98 remote fromthe grinding wheel is connected to the flexible coupling 16 so that the grinding wheel will be driven in unison with the telescopic shaft 68. Projecting laterally from the frame 88 adjacent the end of the tube 94 remote from the grinding wheel is a pivot pin I02 upon which is rockably supported a sleeve I84, and projecting upwardly from the sleeve I84 intermediate its ends is a control lever I06. A lever arm I88 projects downwardly from the sleeve I84 in axial alignment with the control lever I88 and extending laterally from the lever arm I 88 near its lower end is a cross pin IID which is adapted to engage in one of the notches 42 in the link 48, so that by rocking the arm I06 about the axis of the pivot I82, the sub-frame 44 and the apparatus thereon may be moved longitudinally of the bed-frame i8, and by rocking the control lever I06 transversely of the bed-frame v II], the wheel supporting frame 88 may be rocked about the axis of the pivot pin 86, to swing the grinding wheel I08 through an are which extends transversely of the main frame I0 and the bedframe 44.

Formed in the transverse member 48 is an elongated longitudinal slot III! for the reception of a stem I I2 formed at the lower end of a pedestal II4. This pedestal H4 is provided adjacent its lower end with a base flange I I6 which is provided with an annular row of spaced openings II8 for the reception of a bolt I20 which is adapted to pass through the slot I I0 and through a selected opening II8 to hold the pedestal in various adjusted positions about its vertical axis on the cross member 48. The pedestal is of tubular form and is provided adjacent its upper end with an elongated incision I22, upon opposite sides of which are laterally projecting ears I24 which are pierced with aligning openings to receive a clamping bolt I26 for a purpose to be more fully hereinafter described.

Entering the upper end of the pedestal H4 is a cylindrical shank I28 carrying at its upper end a fiat head I38 which is pierced with a, transversely extending opening for the reception of a clamping bolt I32 by which an angle bracket I34 is adjustably clamped to the head I38. The leg of the angle bracket I34 opposite that which engages the head I3l is pierced to receive a pivot pin I36 by which the friction wheel supporting 5. unit, to be more fully hereinafter described, is adjustably coupled to the bracket I34.

The friction wheelcarryingunit or head above referred to is designated generally I38 andcornprises a pair of spacedparallelplates I40 between which is welded, adjacent one end of the head 38, a tubular housing I42 provided adjacent 0pposite ends with suitablebearings in which a shaft I44--is rotatably mounted. Opposite ends of the shaft project beyond the tube I42 and fixed to one end" of the shaftis afriction drive Wheel I46 carrying aperipheral band I48 of a suitable friction material such as leather, rubber, or the like. The end'of the shaft I44 remote from that carrying'the friction wheel I48 has fixed thereto for rotation therewith a spur gear I50 by which the shaft I44 is rotated. Pivotally and slidably mounted between the plates I 40 adjacent the opposite end of the head 38, as at I52, is a tubular housing I54 Which lies substantially parallel to the housing I42 and has journaled therein a drive shaft I56 carrying, adjacent one end, a friction wheel I58, the surface of which is covered with a suitable friction band I80 similar to. that previously described. As illustrated in Figure 6, these wheels I46 andv I58 are adapted to cooperate in driving a disk D to be sharpened. The end of the shaft I remote from the friction drive wheel I58 is equippedwith a universal joint I62 to which one end of a telescopic drive shaft IE4 is coupled. The opposite end of the telescpic drive shaft I64 is coupled through the medium of auniversal joint I65 with the shaft previouslyreferred to, and mounted on the shaft I58 adjacent the universal joint I82 is a spur gear I68'which is adapted to mesh with the spur gear I50 so as to drive the friction wheels I46 and I58 in unison, but in opposite directions. The distance between the tubes E42 and I54 is such as toa-llow for relatively loose meshing engagement between the spur gears I58 and I68 so that the tubular-housing I54 may swing about the coupling I52 and move the friction drive wheel I58 out of engagement with the disk D. In order to effect such movement and at the same time yields ingly to urge the friction surface I60 of the friction drive Wheel I58: into engagement with the disk D a lever I14 is pivotally coupled at I12 (Fig. 6) to the topmost plate I40 bet-ween the pivot I52 and the wheel I58. A suitable bracket I18 is carried by the tubular housing I54 and coupled to said bracket is one end of a retractile coil spring I18, the opposite end of which is connected to the lever I14 so that as the lever is moved about the pivot I12, the spring I18 will be tensioned to move the wheel I58 toward or away" from the disk D, as will be readily understood upon reference to Figure 6, Depending from the bottom plate I40 is a supporting arm I80 which is pierced to receive the pin I36, and surrounding said pin is a compression coil spring I82, one end of which engages the angle bracket I34, while the opposite end engages a washer I84 mounted on the pin I36 beneath the head thereof. It will thus be seen that the head will be ,frictionally held in various adjusted positions on the bracket E34, and in order to move the head I38 into various positions on the bracket, 2, suitable, control handle I86 is secured to the topmost plate I40 and extends upwardly from the head I38 for manipulation by the operator of the machine.

In FigureQ, I have illustrated an attachment for the machine by which a single implement disk D may be supported on the machine for sharpening. This attachment is designated generally I88 and comprises a standard or column I90 which is supported on one of the cross members of the bed-frame I0 adjacent the grinding wheel I00. Extending horizontally from the upper end of the standard or column I90 in a direction away from the machine but at an angle to the longitudinal axis thereof is a horizontally extending bar I92 which is provided midway between opposite side edges with a longitudinal slot I94. standard I88 is supported on an angle bracket I98 which, as illustrated in Figure 9, is connected to the cross member of the main bed-frame I8 to which the standard I90 is fixed. Mounted for longitudinal sliding movement in the slot i94is a stud I88 which supports, at its lower end, a tubular bearing member 200 in which a spindle 202 is journaled. This spindle is provided adjacent one end with a suitable supporting head 284 carrying coupling means by which the disk D may be mounted on the spindle 282 for rotation therewith about the axis thereof. By adjusting the stud I98 longitudinally of the slot I94, it is obvious that the disk D may be brought into proper position with relation to the grinding wheel I00 and the friction wheels I46 and I58 so that the edge thereof may be ground.

In the modification illustrated in Figure '1, a head 286 may be substituted for the head I33 previously described, and, like the head I38, comprisesa pair of spaced parallel plates 288 between which are pivotally supported, as at 2I0, tubular housings 2I2 in which friction wheel driving shafts 2I4 are mounted to rotate. Fixed to certain ends of the shafts 2I4 are friction driving wheels 2E6 provided with peripheral bands 2 I 8 of a suitable friction material, such as that previously referred to. Mounted on the shafts 2M adjacent the ends remote from the friction wheels 2H3 are meshing spur gears 220, and fixed to the end of one of said shafts 2I4 adjacent its respective gear 220 is a universal joint 222 which is adapted to be connected to the telescopic drive shaft I64 previously referred to. The bottom plate 208 of the head 206 carries a suitable supporting bracket which corresponds to the bracket I88 previously mentioned and is adapted to cooperate with the angle bracket M4 in supporting the head 208 in proper position on the machine. Pivotally mounted, as at 224, between the plates 288 for engagement with the outer sides of the tubular housings 2I2 are eccentrics 226, and coupled to the eccentrics 226 for rotation about their axes of rotation are levers 228, one of which is extended to form a handle 230. Pivotally connected to the levers 228 as at 232 are links 234, which, in turn, are connected to a rock arm 236 which is pivoted at 238 to swing about a fixed axis midway between the tubular housings 2I2. It will thus be seen that as the handle 230- is moved about its pivot 224, the levers 228 and their respective eccentrics 228 will be moved in unison. One end of a retractile coil spring 240 is coupled to the pivotal connection between each lever .228 and its respective link 284, and the opposite end of each spring 240 is fixed to an adjacent tubular housing 2I2 near its respective friction wheel 2 I6 in such a manner that the tension of the springs 240, when the handle 230 is in the position illustrated in the full lines in Figure 7, will tend to advance the friction surfaces MB of the friction wheels The end of the bar I92remote from the 7 2I6 toward one another. On the other hand, when the lever or handle 38 is moved into the dotted line position illustrated in Figure "I, it will be evident that the spring tension will tend to move the friction wheels 2I6 further apart.

In use, it will be understood that the track 36 is laid on the ground in spaced parallel relation with the axis of a gang of implement disks D, as the latter remain in position on the implement. The carriage 26 is then moved along the track 38 to a position before a disk D to be sharpened While the sub-frame 44 is in retracted position. When the carriage has moved the bed-frame I2 into the proper position before the disk to be sharpened, the sub-frame 44 is moved toward the disk by rocking the hand lever I86 about the axis of the pin I02, it being understood that the pin III! has been previously engaged in a notch 42 in the link 48. The hand lever IN is thrown to a position to spread the friction wheels I45 and I58 so that the edge of the disk D to be sharpened will pass through the space between the wheels into a position to be engaged by the grinding wheel I00. The hand lever I14 is then moved into the position illustrated in the full lines in Figure 6 so as to advance the friction Wheel I58 into engagement with the disk D under the influence of the yielding pressure of the spring I18, thereby to grip the disk between the friction drive wheels I46 and I58. mover into operation, it will be evident that the friction drive wheels I 46 and I53 will be driven in unison to cause the disk D to rotate about its axis, and by rocking the hand lever I66 laterally about the axis of the pivot pin 88, it will be evident that the grinding wheel will swing through an arc, under the control of the operator, which arc intersects the edge of the disk D being ground. In this way, the sharpening of the disk is entirely under the control of the user, as it is possible not only to move the grinding Wheel I88 into and out of engagement with the disk D through the lateral arc, but also the sub-frame 44 may be advanced or retracted relative to the disk on the main frame I0, thus giving a universal control of the grinding wheel. Obviously, by manipulating the hand lever I86, the axes of the friction wheels I46 and I58 may be brought into a radial position with relation to the axis of rotation of the disk which is being operated upon.

A further action of the fiber drive rollers is to produce suflicient contact with the blade being sharpened to cause the sharpener to roll on the roller assembly and track and pivot wheel to the same extent as the movement of the peripheral edge of a crooked blade out of the radial plane of the blade.

While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. Apparatus for sharpening a row of rotatably 7 supported implement disks which includes a track extending parallel to the row of disks, a carriage movable along said track to a position adjacent a disk to be sharpened, a bed-frame pivotally supported at one end on the carriage to swing in a horizontal arc, a wheel supporting the opposite end of the bed-frame, means to hold said bed-frame at various angles with relation to the Upon setting the prime carriage, means carried by the bed-frame to engage opposite sides of and rotate a disk before which the carriage is positioned, and means operating in unison with and adjacent the disk-engaging means to sharpen the edge of said disk as it is rotated by the disk rotating means.

2. Apparatus for sharpening a row of rotatably supported implement disks which includes a track extending parallel to the row of disks, a carriage movable along said track to a position adjacent a disk to be sharpened, a bed-frame pivotally supported at one end on the carriage to swing in a horizontal arc, a wheel supporting the opposite end of the bed-frame, means to hold said bedframe at various angles with relation to the carriage, means carried by the bed-frame to engage opposite sides of and rotate a disk before which the carriage is positioned, and a grinding wheel operating in unison with and adjacent the disk engaging and rotating means to sharpen the edge of said disk as it is rotated by the disk rotating means.

3. Apparatus for sharpening a row of rotatably supported implement disks which includes a track extending parallel to the row of disks, a carriage movable along said track to a position adjacent a disk to be sharpened, a bed-frame pivotally supported at one end on the carriage to swing in a horizontal arc, a wheel supporting the opposite end of the bed-frame, a sub-frame mounted on the bed-frame to move longitudinally thereof, means carried at the end of the sub-frame adjacent the carriage for engaging and rotating a disk before which the carriage is positioned, disksharpening means carried by the sub-frame adjacent the disk-rotating means to sharpen the disk as it is being rotated by the disk-rotating means, and manually controlled means to advance or retract the sub-frame on the bed-frame.

4. Apparatus for sharpening a row of rotatably supported implement disks which includes a track extending parallel to the row of disks, a carriage movable along said track t a position adjacent a disk to be sharpened, a bed-frame pivotally supported at one end on the carriage to swing in a horizontal arc, a wheel supporting the opposite end of the bed-frame, a sub-frame mounted on the bed-frame to move longitudinally thereof, disk-rotating means carried at the end of the sub-frame adjacent the carriage for engaging opposite sides of a disk before which the carriage is positioned, disk-sharpening means carried by the sub-frame adjacent the disk-rotating means to sharpen the disk as it is being rotated by the disk-sharpening means, and manually controlled means to advance or retract the sub-frame on the bed-frame.

5. Apparatus for sharpening a row of rotatably supported implement disks which includes a track extending parallel to the row of disks, a carriage movable along said track to a position adjacent a disk to be sharpened, a bed-frame pivotally supported at one end on the carriage to swing in a horizontal arc, a wheel supporting the opposite end of the bed-frame, a sub-frame mounted on the bed-frame to move longitudinally thereof, manually actuated means to move said sub-frame longitudinally of the bed-frame, a friction wheel carried by the end of the subframe adjacent the carriage to engage one side of a disk before which the carriage is positioned, a grinding wheel on the sub-frame for engaging and sharpening the edge of the said disk and means on the sub-frame simultaneously to rotate the friction wheel and the grinding Wheel.

6. Apparatus for sharpening a rotatably mounted implement disk which includes a subframe, a grinding wheel mounted on the subframe adjacent one end thereof to rotate about a horizontal axis and to swing in a vertical arc, disk-rotating means mounted on the sub-frame adjacent the grinding Wheel to engage and rotate a rotatably supported implement disk, manually controlled means to move the grinding wheel through the arc into and out of contact with said implement disk, and common drive means to rotate the disk rotating means and the grinding wheel.

7. Apparatus for sharpening a rotatably mounted implement disk which includes a subframe, a grinding wheel mounted on the subframe adjacent one end thereof to rotate about a horizontal axis and to swing in a vertical arc, a friction drive wheel mounted on the sub-frame adjacent the grinding wheel to engage one side of a rotatably supported implement disk to cause it to rotate, means to move the grinding wheel through said are into and out of contact with said implement disk and common drive means carried by the sub-frame to rotate the friction drive wheel and the grinding wheel.

8. Apparatus for sharpening a rotatably mounted implement disk which includes a subframe, a grinding wheel mounted on the subframe adjacent one end thereof to rotate about a horizontal axis and to swing in a vertical arc, a bearing bracket carried by the sub-frame for universal movement adjacent the grinding wheel, a friction wheel mounted for rotation in said bearing bracket to engage and rotate a rotatably supported implement disk, manually controlled means for moving the friction wheel into contact with the implement disk, manually controlled means for moving the grinding wheel through the are into and out of contact with the imple- 10 ment disk and common drive means mounted on the sub-frame for rotating the friction wheel and the grinding wheel.

9. Apparatus for sharpening a rotatably mounted implement disk which includes a subframe, a grinding wheel mounted on the subframe adjacent one end thereof to rotate about a horizontal axis and to swing in a vertical arc, a bearing bracket carried by the sub-frame for universal movement adjacent the grinding wheel, a friction wheel mounted in the bearing bracket for rotation about a fixed axis, a cooperating friction wheel mounted in said bearing bracket for movement toward or away from the firstmentioned friction wheel, said friction wheels being adapted to engage opposite sides of a rotatably supported implement disk to cause it to rotate when the friction wheels are rotated, yielding means to hold the friction wheels against opposite sides of said implement disk, means to move the grinding wheel through said are into and out of contact with the implement disk and common drive means mounted on the sub-frame to rotate the friction wheels and the grinding wheel.

CLARENCE R. HODGES.

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